It’s almost Halloween and the scariest thing on the block isn’t a movie about the zombie apocalypse. It’s politics and the 113th Congress.

For starters, our country was on the brink of financial collapse. The Republicans were holding us hostage and not giving us our paychecks. It was hurricane season and NOAA employees were furloughed. There was a salmonella breakout and the CDC had their hands tied. Student loan payments were late and Sallie Mae gave zero fucks and still blew up our telephones.

They called all of this a government shutdown and that alone conjured up images of other countries storming in to take over because, hello, no one was allowed to work.

It’s been a scary October. But nothing is scarier than the glitter of politicians…the one that we just can’t seem to get rid of.

Sen. Bob Corker called him “confused.” Karl Rove noted that, “His fellow senators don’t know where he is coming from.” And Republican congressman Peter King—a man known for his warmth and compassion—made it clear that what Cruz is doing is “a form of governmental terrorism.”

But that’s not even scratching the surface. The guy is a total nightmare. Here’s why: